Welcome back, everybody. This is Food for Thought,
Thoughts If It Were You. This is your host, Neogentrics,
and this is Season 2. Last time we did a recap
episode on some of the stuff that I had going
on and things that I was looking forward to doing.
There are so many different things going on in
the world right now, and, you know, as a result,
things are not as they should be. nothing will
ever go back to normal we understand this and
we've come to terms with it and decided to move
forward or at least a lot of people have or we'd
like to hope so with that being said there's
so many things to consider and a lot of things
that tend to weigh heavy on a lot of people and
thanks to this virus and a lot of other things
going on whether it be financial difficulties,
loss, family member dies, or something of the
sort, it puts a strain on people, their relationships,
their actions, things that they do normally,
things that they don't do. You know, things of
that nature. But at the same time, it also allows
you to stop and think. and evaluate yourself
and see where your mistakes are, where your faults
lie, things that you need to fix, things you
should probably work on, things you need to improve.
Even me. I mean, I have many, many problems.
Probably too many to list. I mean, am I saying
I'm worse than others? No, no, no. There are
some people out there who have way worse problems
than me. Some who don't even realize they have
a problem. So, I mean... It just depends. Depends
on who you are, where you're from, what you have
to do and what you have to cover in your environment.
We're all products of our environments. We're
products of where we used to live, how we were
raised, who raised us. These things play a role.
You know. With that being said, there's a lot
of women out there, especially nowadays, who...
Unfortunately, don't have dad figures. Resulting
reasons can be any number of things, but let's
just go with the number one fact is that the
mom never got married. The guy was either useless
or was no good. Or the more viable option, you
know, they got the seed donated from a sperm
bank. That one's more liable and logical than
most others, but some people do it the more natural
way, even if it's with someone that they don't
like or they completely hate, just because they
want kids. Now, moving that aside, as a result,
a lot of them don't get raised as they should,
and some become spoiled, some feel like they're
obligated, and some feel like they're downright
righted. But this isn't the same as the guys.
Heck, the guys are worse than anything else.
Because they think they know it all. They don't
think they have to listen to anybody and they
do what they want. Keep in mind, everybody's
got their own thing that they have to worry about.
So... Now, whether... You think guys are worse
or women are worse doesn't really matter to me.
And my opinion on it isn't even the point here.
So, the point is, as a result, everybody nowadays
is considered damaged goods. Okay? No one is
personally perfect. No one has no flaws. Everybody's
got some kind of flaw, some kind of issue, something
or another. Something that makes them who they
are. Something that defines who they are, what
they are, what they're capable of doing. You
know. Some people have all their parents. Or
rather, both of their parents anyway. And they
still manage to... How do I say this? End up
completely screwed up. You know. I have both
my parents. I have a lot of talent and a lot
of skills and things that I can do, but... Just
because I have my parents doesn't mean that I
turned out 100 % correct. I still have my free
will. I still have the option to choose. And
there are still times when I don't think my parents
know what they're doing and I think I know better.
As a result, I'll act on my own and end up creating
a new problem, either for myself or for them.
So let's go with this thought. Let's go with
this philosophy here. How do you solve this?
How do you solve this issue? Now let's say you're
in my shoes. Or just go with yourself if you've
been in this position before. Where you thought
you knew it all. You thought that you knew more
than your parents. You stopped listening to them.
You didn't listen to anyone else. You don't even
listen to the older generation. I actually don't
have that one problem. I'm just listing it as
a possible factor. You just do your own thing.
You know. Now, my biggest thing is not that I
don't listen to the older generation. I actually
listen to them. The problem is that because I'm
so used to hearing my parents always telling
me what to do, what not to do, what's right and
what's wrong, that it's gotten to the point where
I tune them out, and I have to actually hear
the same thing from someone else. And the thing
is, when you hear it from somebody else, it's
not usually as nice as when your parents try
to tell it to you. Yeah. Something to keep in
mind. Let's take a short break. I'll be right
back. All right, everybody, and we're back. I
guess what I was trying to say is we also need
to show regards to the people around us, the
people over us, the people older than us. But
a simple fact. you know they've already gone
through this they've already gone through everything
yeah okay technology may be moving faster than
they can keep up with okay that's fine just means
that you know a little bit more than they do
but here's the thing should technology ever fail
it's those very same elderly or older people
that we have to rely on because there's nothing
wrong with doing things manually okay The mindset
of a person should always be to improve oneself.
Once you stop thinking that, you know, I can
improve myself, I can make myself better, and
you stop learning from the mistakes you have,
and you're always succeeding, well, that's where
you start to fail. Okay? Understanding where
you went wrong, understanding, you know, where...
the line is between between the reality of everything
that you thought is correct and no and the line
where everyone else is is a very thin line and
a very hard place to find and in a lot of cases
some people can't even locate that some people
they can locate it they don't know quite how
to adjust for it In that case, like I mentioned
earlier with the analogy of technology advancing
faster than the elderly people can adapt, we
have companies like Comcast and whatever. They're
companies that are designed specifically for
those people, or at least they were. I can't
speak for nowadays. At any rate, most places,
most people tend to... find it hard to accept
help from other people. They find it hard asking
for guidance. They find it hard relying on people.
And as a result, you know, they start becoming
intuitive on the older methods. They start becoming
obnoxious, mean, weird, petty. Mostly petty.
When you get so full of yourself that you can't
see the big picture anymore. You stop thinking
outside of the box. You stop considering how
other people may or may not feel. This is where
your learning truly ends. The one thing to keep
in mind here is that we're always learning. We're
going to be forever learning, growing, trying
to improve ourselves. We'll never be 100%. We'll
never know it all. And even if the time comes
when we should or you know, be masters at something,
I promise you, you'll never be 100 % done with
learning, even with that. Worst case scenario,
you'll find out that you really don't know anything
at all. And that the very few things that you
did know aren't enough to complete the task that
you need. At one point, okay, I do believe I
covered The differences between a lot of different
emotions and feelings and, you know, how to deal
with them. Depression, anger, being upset, you
know, motivation and, you know, what keeps people
going. I mean, they're simple topics that you'd
think a lot of people would know them, just like
common sense. Unfortunately, that's not so common
anymore. Self -reflection is something that has
long since died. And nowadays, it's something
that people are searching for. They're searching
for a way to reflect on themselves. They're trying
to find a way to improve themselves. They're
trying to find a way to survive. Because thanks
to the coronavirus, we're in a situation where
it's not guaranteed that your tomorrow will come.
For a lot of people, there's no guarantee they'll
even have a tomorrow. So now the question is,
comes who am i really what am i capable of doing
what resources do i have what can i still use
what can't i use what can be done what can't
be done and how far can i survive with the current
supplies and resources that was given to me or
better yet how far can i stretch what i have
Now, granted, this goes from surviving to everyday
life and other things as well. So it just depends
on the person, the user, and what they're doing
with whatever tools they have. After all, you
can't build a house without any nails, a hammer,
or any wood. Could you build it out of dirt?
Yes. You could build it out of anything, but
will it be stable? Will it last? Let's stand
the test of time. If a storm comes blowing through,
whether it's an upset person, the stereotypical
Karen, or whatnot, it doesn't matter. Does what
you know, does what you have, give you enough
strength to withstand storms coming your way
from every or any kind of adversity? It's just
something to think about. All right, everybody.
That's it for this episode. Just wanted to give
a little thought towards self -reflection, the
way we think and consider our actions, the way
we treat other people. I know this year has just
started and I did promise a lot from 2020, but
unfortunately 2020 didn't deliver a lot on my
part as well. But hey, here we are. It's 2021.
Let's give it our all. And like I said last year,
I'm here. I'm back. Let's make it happen, guys.
This is Neogentrix Food for Thought Season 2.
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It's been a pleasure guys. I'll see y 'all next
time.